People
Who is Ptolemy?
Became Pharaoh of Egypt, general of Alexander the Great, ruled wealthiest of the Hellenistic Kingdoms.
What is the meaning of heliocentric?
Based on the belief that the sun is in the center of the universe.
Who is Alexander the Great?
Macedonian leader who conquered empire stretching from Greece to India and encouraged spread of Greek culture throughout the empire.
How was Philip II able to conquer Athens so easily?
Military strategies and weapons.
How did Philip II die?
He was murder at his daughters wedding
Who is Cleopatra VII?
Queen of Egypt who developed an alliance between Marc Anthony. Anthony and Cleopatra both fled during the battle of Actium to Egypt and committed suicide.
What is the meaning of Assimilate?
To absorb or adopt another culture.
Who is ATG's dad?
Phillip the second
How did ATG respond to the Theban rebellion.
He attacked and enslaved them.
How long did ATG live Also what years?
33 years old 356 - 323 BC
Who is Antigonus?
A general of ATG and king of Macedonia.
Why do you think the Hippocratic oath is considered a medical advance?
Setting ethical standards is an important step in the advancement of any field.
How did Alexander The Great spread Greek culture throughout the realm?
He encouraged assimilation. In time, the cultures blended, creating a new Hellenistic Culture, mostly Greek.
Why is Hellenistic Culture called "blended" culture?
It combined elements of Persain, Egyptien, Syriah, and other cultures with Greek ideas.
What is culture?
Culture is customs: language, Food, Religon, and Architechure.
Who is Philip II?
Father of Alexander The Great, conquered Greece, and was assassinated.
What does Hellenistic mean?
A name for the blended culture that developed in ATG empire.
What was the extent of Alexander's vast empire and how did he acquire it?
His empire stretched from Greece to India and North Africa.
What advantage did the soldiers in Philips army have?
They had longer spears.
Why were Rome's armies able to conquer the Antigonid dynasty?
They had the weakest government.
Who is Seleucus?
A powerful general who seized most of ATG Asian conquests.
Who were the Phalax?
A group of armed soldiers in Ancient Greece arranged close together in rows.
How did Alexander's conquests lead to new civilization?
Alexander's conquests brought Greek culture to Asia and North Africa. The Greeks blended their culture with local cultures.
How was Philip II able to defeat the Greeks?
He had good strategies.
What problems existed in the Seleucid Kingdom?
They had spread out people. They were ignored.